Ex Parte Chiang et al - Page 2

                Appeal 2006-3356                                                                                  
                Application 10/244,722                                                                            

                                               INTRODUCTION                                                       
                       The claims are directed to translating computer client request formats.                    
                Claim 29 is illustrative:                                                                         
                       29. A computer-implemented method for accessing MFS-based IMS                              
                applications, comprising the acts of:                                                             
                       receiving a client request from a client program via an MFS XML                            
                adapter; and                                                                                      
                       returning a response to the client program via the MFS XML adapter                         
                at least in part by using a MFS message output descriptor to translate                            
                information from a MFS IMS component to XML.                                                      
                       The Examiner relies on the following prior art references to show                          
                unpatentability:                                                                                  
                Kuno                                US 2003/0120730 A1                       June 26, 2003        
                Najmi                               US 6,753,889 B1                              June 22, 2004    
                Microsoft Press, “Computer Dictionary,” Third Edition, p. 371, 1997.                              
                       The rejections as presented by the Examiner are as follows:                                
                    1. Claims 1-6, 13-16, and 29-33 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as                      
                       being anticipated by Najmi.                                                                
                    2. Claims 7, 8, 17, 18, 20-27, 34, and 35 are rejected under 35 U.S.C                         
                       § 103(a) as unpatentable over Najmi.                                                       
                    3. Claims 9, 19, 28, and 36 are rejected under 35 U.S.C § 103(a) as                           
                       unpatentable over Najmi and Kuno.                                                          






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